The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with funding through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will distribute 36,000 metric tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertiliser to all paddy farmers in Sri Lanka through the Ministry of Agriculture. The distribution list, along with the land extent cultivated during this Maha season, has been published and displayed at all Agrarian Service Centres of the Department of Agrarian Development. FAO invites all eligible paddy farmers to visit their respective Agrarian Service Centre and ensure their details have been incorporated. The distribution lists will be displayed until January 5, 2023, and the date of fertiliser distribution will be shared through the Agrarian Service Centres. To learn more about USAID’s work in Sri Lanka, please visit usaid.gov/sri-lanka.

Source: Sunday Observer December 31, 2022 20:38 UTC